Sem Auction Prices and Value Guide

Sem auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 411 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Sem auction prices: quick answer

Sem auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Sem
Source records
411
Market update
2026-02-16

Sem market snapshot

Sem shows deep auction liquidity with 185 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $385. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-31.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (75.0% · 78 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (25.0% · 26 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
8
Median shift vs prior year
+17.6%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-31

Artist context

About Sem

Sem is an unresolved artist-name entry in Appraisily's auction index rather than a securely identified biographical entity. The collected market page reports matches including “sem,” “goursat,” and “george goursat,” suggesting that at least some records may concern a person catalogued under those names. The source pack, however, contains no museum, artist estate, library authority, or scholarly profile confirming that relationship. Its authority-search result instead describes a former commune in Ariège, France, and therefore cannot support an artist's dates, nationality, occupation, or artistic movement. Collectors may encounter this page because auction records have been grouped under the short name or signature Sem. Until the underlying lots and aliases are reconciled, the page should be treated as an auction-name cluster rather than a definitive biography. Individual objects require assessment through their cataloguing, signatures, inscriptions, dates, media, provenance, and attribution language.

Common works and media

The source pack does not establish a definitive oeuvre for a single artist named Sem. Appraisily's current auction grouping spans broad categories that include paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. These categories describe the indexed market records, not a verified list of media used by one identified person. Any proposed authorship should therefore be tested against the individual object's signature, inscriptions, technique, date, provenance, and auction-house attribution.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily currently associates the Sem name cluster with public auction records dated from 2001 through 2026, but the unresolved identity materially limits aggregate interpretation. A headline median or overall price range should not be applied directly to an individual object. More meaningful comparisons should match the catalogued maker or attribution, medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, and sale terms. Because the present categories are broad and may combine records belonging to different identities, attribution should be reviewed before selecting comparable lots. Public results can inform an appraisal, but they do not capture every private transaction, later attribution change, or difference in reported buyer fees.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and the period assigned in the auction cataloguing
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction results for works with similar catalogued characteristics
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and demonstrated market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • The identity behind this auction-name cluster remains unresolved, so records attributed to unrelated people or makers may have been combined. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/sem/
  • The page excerpt reports 185 tracked lots in one section and 226 records, including 143 priced records, in another; these figures may reflect different inclusion rules. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/sem/
  • Public auction records are only an appraisal starting point; private sales, incomplete feeds, fee-reporting differences, and later attribution changes may not be represented consistently. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/sem/

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, insufficient source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Sem

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Sem worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Sem artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.